Researchers M. Lamb, 2004, and others have developed what they call the “Big Three” elements of effective fatherhood: 1 Accessibility: The father needs to be present and available to the child. 2 Engagement: The father needs to be in direct contact with the child, providing care and interacting in a close, warm and consistent manner. 3 Responsibility: The father needs to participate fully in making decisions about child care, which includes arranging for the child care, meals, doctors' visits and other activities.
via Kid Tips: Fatherhood has been reinvented – ContraCostaTimes.com.